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‘I need your urine!’ Unusual experiment tests whether human pee can help save forests
Science chats with a Spanish ecologist who tried a surprising tactic to stop mice from eating acorns
Black hole at center of Milky Way may be blasting out a jet
The galactic center may not be as sleepy as astronomers thought
Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its return, report says
Improved vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics needed for old foe, and could also help against new ones like the mpox virus, panel concludes
Bird flu discovered in U.S. dairy cows is ‘disturbing’
Scientist who tracks infections on cattle farms discusses implications of recently announced virus detections
Startups aim to curb climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the ocean—not the air
Schemes to use renewable energy to process seawater may be cheaper and easier than air capture
Scientists with East Asian and African names get short shrift in news coverage
Journalists’ decisions can impact researchers’ careers and public perception of who is a scientist
Genetically engineered marmosets promise insight into early stages of Parkinson’s
New monkey models may help predict neurological conditions and test potential treatments
Fewer U.S. scientists are pursuing postdoc positions, new data show
The biological and biomedical sciences have seen the sharpest drop
‘After you!’ A female bird’s flutter conveys a polite message to her mate
Videos suggest wild birds use complex gestures, like humans do
Long-lasting, injectable HIV prevention drug set for “aggressive” roll-out in Africa
U.S. government agency plans to make inexpensive shots widely available for people at risk
South Korea to join the European Union’s research funding program
But as Horizon Europe opens up to the world, some European researchers worry they will miss out
Failure to share scientific data is undermining efforts to protect major Asian rivers, reports find
Managing the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers will require more cooperation among nations, researchers say
Pregnancy may increase biological age by 2 years—though some people end up ‘younger’
Body’s cells appear to age faster during pregnancy, but they might recover—and even thrive—in the months after birth
For first time in a century, India’s states count politically sensitive caste membership
Updated figures could influence affirmative action for historically disadvantaged groups
Horse remains found near Buckingham Palace reveal birthplace of jousting steeds
Chemical traces in animals’ teeth suggest some came from hundreds of kilometers away
Ancient brains, cannibal birds, and more stories you might have missed this week
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Can new drugs stop a deadly set of brain-eating diseases?
One treatment that would knock out prion proteins before they go bad is facing its first big test
RNA deserves its own massive counterpart to the human genome project, researchers argue
U.S. report lays out an ambitious plan to harness the “RNome” for medicine and more—but funding is uncertain
Final NIH budget for 2024 is essentially flat
Belated Senate and House compromise eliminates policy riders restricting certain studies
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